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Table 1 MeanSEM) baseline descriptive characteristics in lean and overweight/obese men

From: Cortisol, alpha amylase, blood pressure and heart rate responses to food intake in men aged 50–70 years: importance of adiposity

 

Lean

Overweight/Obese

p value*

(n = 19)

(n = 17)

Age (years)

63.3 ± 1.1

61.1 ± 1.1

0.166

Height (cm)

172.0 ± 1.4

174.8 ± 1.4

0.179

Weight (kg)

69.7 ± 1.6

93.8 ± 2.3

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

23.5 ± 0.3

30.6 ± 0.6

<0.001

% Fat

20.2 ± 1.1

28.1 ± 0.9

<0.001

% Lean

79.3 ± 1.1

72.0 ± 0.9

<0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

86.1 ± 1.5

106.9 ± 1.5

<0.001

Hip circumference (cm)

97.5 ± 1.2

109.2 ± 1.3

<0.001

WHR

0.88 ± 0.01

0.98 ± 0.01

<0.001

  1. *Univariate analysis of variance.
  2. BMI body mass index, % Fat percentage body fat, % Lean percentage lean mass, WHR waist to hip ratio.